A Japanese illustrator has come up with a clever solution to a cosplay problem. Many anime outfits can be on the skimpy side. While dressing up as a popular character can be fun and empowering it might also be cold and embarrassing. Is the solution a pair of beige tights that quickly fade to censored […]
Sony backs high school guitar band
Does a Japanese all-girl high school band sound like the stuff of anime to you? K-On, perhaps? That’s 3 sets of drums and 5 guitars for the band. They’re called 五五七二三二〇, which I’m told is pronounced, “go go nana ni san ni rei”. I believe the band are actual high school girls. The song is […]
Limited edition Godzilla sake
Godzilla? Yes and no. This is a $100 limited edition bottle, designed by Ito Shigeaki and based on the 1989 of the kaiju. Do you know what happens if you drink the entire bottle of Godzilla sake too quickly? You get a monster hangover in the morning. True. You can buy it here from Japan. […]
8 dangerous items included in the Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition
The Japanese Collectors Edition of Dark Souls 2 is surprising. It is a set of sword and shield replicas. The bundle costs ¥15,800 (£94). In comparison, the UK the Dark Souls 2 CE costs about £79.99 and comes with a 450g Warrior Knight. These are replica weapons, it’s worth noting. The largest shield only weighs […]
Building a real life mecha
The video below shows what a small team in a garage can do. This isn’t a DARPA funded project or a big corporation showing off their tech. Nevertheless, this real life mech looks to be remarkable. It looks like some of the key motion control aspects of the build challenge are well and truly solved. […]
Assault rifles as anime girls – Upotte!! trailer
Based on the manga by Kitsune Tennouji, Upotte! is an anime in which assault rifles have taken on the from of girls. Characters have names like FNC and M16A4. The anime tells the story by following a new teacher at the school where all this is happening. The director is Takao Kato who cooperated with […]
Japanese trailer for BRAVE shows a very different film
It’s hard to imagine that this is a trailer for the same BRAVE that we’ve been seeing elsewhere. Tha Japanese trailer, which has made its way to YouTube (watch it before it’s yanked) suggests a film filled with mysticism and magic. It still looks like a great film. It just looks like a very different […]
Sega find a new business stream – urinal game consoles
Did you imagine Sega would return to the hardware business and start building consoles again? Okay. Perhaps you did… for the sake of argument let’s say you did. Did you imagine Sega would start to build $2,000 urinals though? And build games into them? Actually, I’m not sure we want to know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YprsmfrdDew
Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic
Japanese inventors are brilliant. This example may, at first glance, look a little odd. A giant and robotic cat head that seems like something that can only be used for furry cosplay. Not so; the eyes and mouth move without the person inside touching them. There’s a visual mapping going on. As the video points […]
Enjoy hentai tentacle sex with your iPad
Thank you Japan. Japan gives us anime and some of the very best tech there is. For example, over at Datacider we have a brand new iPad stand. This iPad stand is so clever that you can position it beside your sofa, next to your PC or even over your bed. It means you can […]